END OF WWII

June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany.

• V J Day
• V E Day
• D Day

An international organization founded in 1945 and committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.

• League of Nation
• Negro League
• United League of Peace
• United Nations

When did WWII end?

• 1939

• 1942

• 1944

• 1945

Near the end of the Second World War, what cities did the United States drop atomic bombs?

• Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

• Pearl Harbor and Nagasaki

• Niroshima and Hagasaki

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What was decided at Yalta Conference at the end of World War II?

• The Nazis would be punished for genocide.

• Germany would be divided into zones to be occupied by the Allies

• Germany would pay war reparations ($) for their part in the war.

• The Soviets would have to give up the part of Poland they took.

Which country was divided by the Allies after World War II?

• Austria

• Poland

• Yugoslavia

• Germany

After World War II, which nations became bitter rivals during the Cold War?

• Britian and France
• Japan and the United States
• the Soviet Union and the United States
• the Soviet Union and Cuba

By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 

• 2 Million
• 4 Million
• 6 Million
• 8 Million

What is this?

• Star of David
• Symbol representing helpful people.
• Tattoo all Jewish people
  were given
• good luck charm

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What battle was the turning point for the United States in the Pacific against Japan?

• Hawaii Island

• Midway Island

• Tokyo Island

• Kyoto Island